Wow… I just listened to Emily Roberts, who wrote the book Express Yourself, on the Children’s & Teen Health Summit. WOW. If you happened to miss this talk, I highly suggest you get the audio!!!
Why? Because she is addressing such an important topic. And it is important if you are a teenager, the parent of a teenager or if you have ever had difficulty expressing yourself in your adult life. Chances are, if you are finding it challenging to express yourself now, you likely struggled with this issue growing up!!!
As the mom of three teenagers finding their way socially in a really confusing and relatively uncharted territory of social media platforms of all sorts, I am continually checking in on how things are going in their social world. I don’t know about you, but we are needing to talk to our kids about topics that we didn’t deal with as much when we were teenagers…
Communication has changed so much, yet the fundamental need to treat each other with respect, honesty, and mindfulness is crucial in order to build healthy, functional relationships and friendships. Asking the question as parents… “How do we want to communicate information to our teenagers and what do we want the result of this communication to be? How do we communicate in a way that is effective for both of us?”
Teens want to blame us as parents, and this is the best time to deepen our empathy and communication skills to help validate their opinions without always agreeing with what they are doing. If they hear we are listening, it changes the way we relate.
I just can’t say enough about the value of this presentation for us as parents and for our teenagers who all could benefit from tools and skills to help foster healthy, functional relationships in their lives.
I’ve just finished listening to Day 2 of the Children’s & Teen Health Summit and already I have learned so much and am feeling so inspired!!! If you aren’t listening now because you don’t have time, I highly encourage you to get the audio and listen at your own speed. You will NOT be disappointed with the inspiration and information from all the amazing speakers gathered for this summit. Don’t miss out!!
Register for FREE now on the Children’s & Teen Health Summit website, or order digital access instead.
